The Accountability Project is an investigative reporting initiative from Connecticut Public. Our team of reporters provide a deep focus on Connecticut issues including education, the economy, business, housing and government. The investigative reporting team is part of CT Public’s larger strategic plan to expand news and information gathering statewide, and restore trust and accountability in our state.
The team is always looking for investigative story ideas. Please send your story tips to tips@ctpublic.org or by completing our investigative tips form.
Learn More About Our Investigative Reporters: Jim Haddadin | Bria Lloyd | Ashad Hajela
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- Francisco L. Borges
- Gregory Melville and Susan Fox
- The Melville Charitable Trust
- Producer’s Circle
- Kathleen Bromage
- Robert Jaeger
- The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
- The Tow Foundation
- President’s Circle
- Tom and Melanie Barnes Family Fund at Main Street Community Foundation
- Susan and Peter Kelly
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- Mr. Radha Radhakrishnan and & Mrs. Mallika Radhakrishnan
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The federal agency allocated more than $353 million for school districts and other organizations in Connecticut through its grant programs, according to state education officials. -
The person who fills the role will provide leadership to ensure the city makes systemic changes to advance equity and inclusion, according to budget documents. -
The report sounded an alarm about systemic failings to protect patients at a state-run psychiatric facility in New Haven. -
The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services said it implemented a better system for documenting complaints after a critical report alleged systemic problems at a facility in New Haven.
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McMahon will appear before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions for a hearing on her nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Education. -
Fifty years ago, Connecticut passed a pioneering law that guarantees the public the right to see everything from government contracts to the mayor’s emails. -
Greater Bridgeport Transit faced scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice over lack of accommodations for passengers who are disabled. -
McMahon is a longtime trustee of Sacred Heart University, and served for about one year on the Connecticut Board of Education between 2009 and 2010. -
Linda McMahon will face questions from lawmakers in the U.S. Senate in the coming weeks about whether or not she’s fit to head up the U.S. Department of Education. -
Three corrections officers accused of assaulting an incarcerated person at Garner Correctional Institution will serve probation through a pretrial diversionary program.
